Battle For Space
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Why Russia’s claims of a space race with Chinese help has more to do with geopolitical posturing
High-profile Sino-Russian space projects are few and far in between. China no longer needs international help and runs an effective homegrown space programme.
Richard de Grijs, The Conversation
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Anti-satellite missile test: Russia’s needless display of power has threatened peaceful use of space
The action forced the International Space Station crew to take shelter.
Melissa de Zwart, The Conversation
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India’s Mission Shakti shows that global treaties on keeping space peaceful must be re-examined
New Delhi claimed its ASAT test was peaceful. When terms such as ‘peaceful’ are open to interpretation, it’s time to update laws governing how we use space.
Bin Li, The Conversation
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‘Animal’ review: Hard to stomach – but equally hard to ignore
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An Indian artist who helped decolonise Christian art has been relegated to the margins in death
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How Uttar Pradesh’s halal ban has plunged the processed food industry into chaos
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‘Sam Bahadur’ review: A little bit of everything and nothing about any one thing in particular
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From a writer’s journals: How the legendary writer Vladimir Nabokov inspired Amitava Kumar’s fiction
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India launches its communications satellite for South Asia, which Pakistan had snubbed
Experts say this is the first time India has launched a satellite with a clear foreign policy agenda, as against a commercial, defence or scientific one.
Scroll Staff
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The BRICS summit comes to Goa amid protests against mobile towers and felled trees
Villagers in South Goa have also opposed the ban on fishing and water sports ahead of the two-day event.
Pamela D’Mello
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Behind the MNS attack on Fashion Week: a dispute over expansion of Mumbai's oldest museum
The Bhau Daji Lad museum, where the fashion show was to be held, wants to build a parking lot over a neighbouring playground. Residents and political parties oppose this plan.
Aarefa Johari
Video
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Watch: Scenes of waterlogging in different parts of Tamil Nadu as heavy rains continue
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Watch: This low-budget version of Jung Kook’s ‘Seven’ music video recreated by Thai fans is a hit
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Watch: Man gets married in hospital after falling sick with dengue just before wedding
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Watch: Stray dog gets stuck in drain below road, firefighters drill through the surface to rescue it
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Watch: Shah Rukh Khan fans from India and abroad participate in the ‘Lutt Putt Gaya’ dance challenge